And, along the way, made a top at a remarkable “scenic waystation” in Niigate-ken which commemorated a unique piece of […]
As such, in Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken (a city filled with exceptional museums – by my standards, especially small, specialized, and a little
Museum Exhibit: D. T. Suzuki Zen / Kanazawa, Japan, 2019 Read Post »
Primary aims were to visit friends, stay at all manner of accommodations and see loads of museums, especially, spontaneous, small-ish
Museum / Exhibit: Hokusai, print master / Nagano, Japan, 2019 (w/ minor notes) Read Post »
Basics about Shinse Kinenkan: This culture and folk art museum in Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken (visited on our Shinkonryoko Ramble in May/June
Museum / Exhibit: Shinse Kinenkan / Kanazawa, 2019 (feat. traditional apothecary) Read Post »
In my first era in Japan, 1992-3 in Tottori, I vaguely heard about a “western” writer who had lived in
Museum & Musings: Lafcadio Hearn (Yakumo Koizumi)’s residence etc. / Matsue, Japan, 2018 Read Post »
As will no doubt be *not shocking* I have quite-literally hundreds of photos of post boxes around the world, as
Postboxes (and related items): mostly in/around Okayama, Japan Read Post »
In the various collections of payphones (as well as hotel house phones and other related analogue communication tools) throughout this
Collection: (Pay)phones (vol. 8) – junk shop in Okayama + typewriter Read Post »
Catching up on my/our miraculous life, yonder back in December 2021 amidst preparation for Christmas and a few of their
Exhibit: Noriko Miyake’s goddess art Read Post »
{In what seems like an entirely different lifetime}, in early March we went to the seaside village of Setouchi for
Exhibit: Michal Korman, paintings and global gathering Read Post »
Along a ramble… Along the wanders, I found myself in San Francisco, really mostly in Pacifica, one of my favourite
Hello to the people in the future, What follows are public telephones created in a time when phones did not
Collection: Payphones (vol. 7) – assorted / Japan, Whidbey island Read Post »
In May 2019, Ryoko and I wandered around Japan on a shinkonryoko (honeymoon) with the aims of riding various trains,
Museum Exhibit: Kobayashi Issa (haiku master), museum and grave in Shinano, Nagano Read Post »
Hello to the people in the future, What follows are public telephones created in a time when phones did not
Collection: Payphones (vol. 6) – assorted varieties / Japan Shnkonryoko ramble Read Post »
While i started enjoying haircuts when i found a barber shop which also offered libations, good tunes, pinball and the
Mementos: Barbers, various (vol. 2, international) Read Post »
This collection, mostly here in Japan, of course, if your tastes are more exotic shall we say, then carry on
Collection: Payphones (vol. 5) – assorted / Japan Read Post »
Evidence from mixed-media master Douglas Coupland’s exhibit at Vancouver Art Gallery – the assortment of items i captured from the
Exhibit: Douglas Coupland mixed-media at VAG, vol. 7 (paintings, remix’d / G7) Read Post »
